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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

In 1868 Fitz Greene Halleck wrote to u
lady friend who had solicited his photo
graph-he was then - years old-saying:
1T is not by great deal SO handsome,
begging its pardon. rs am at present: for
in order to lie in the fashion. have al
lowed my beard to grow long. and, to
avoid being accused from my youthful ap-
pearance OF being under ~ and liable TO
be drafted into the army, keep it nicely
whitewashed; SO that We're you TO meet
NE you would mistake me for my good
friend, Mr. Bryant. the poet, and would
esteem and respect me accordingly.
think that the sun since il commenced
taking Gkenesses for living has been
more successful in its hats and great coats
than in the human face divine. Because
it is as old as creation, it evidently takeG
pleasure in making those who are silly
enough to sit to him look rs old as hin,-
self. Magazine of American uis:c-y.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
black trc.dcloth, with Prince Albert coat

black troadcloth, with Prince Albert coat.
which he buttons tightly around him Mrs
Cleveland travels in the brown silk sursh.
with white polka dots, which she wore at
Philadelphia, and which is both plaia and
simple in its maze. She looked very we'll
rs she stepped into the car with the president
Oh the morning Of departure, and she made
the group a pretty one a. she laughed and
chatred with Secretary Whitney and Lawyer
Bissell before the table in the drawing room.
Some one had just given her n bunch Of roses
and she was speaking of them, when Secretary
Whitney made funny remark, at which Mr..
d Ssell laugh heartily.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
SCRATCHED q YEARS.
A Sca!y, Ichirg Skin Disease, with
Endless Suffering, Cured by
Cu,icura Remedies.

III had known Of the cUrICURA REHEpIps
twenty eight years ago II would have saved
me sso two hundred dollars and an immense
amount OF suffering. My disease or!asisl
commenced on my head in a spot not larSer
than cent II spread rapidly all over my
body and got und'r my nails. The scales
would drop on Of me All the time. and ny suf-
tering was endless and without relief one
Thousand dollars would not tempt me Ia have
THIS disease over sEatn am poor man, hut
feel rich tn be relieved Of wfht some Of the
doctors said was le rosy. some ring worm.
psoriasis. etc. took .-... and ...... SaTsapa
rilia> over Que year and half. but no cure.
cannot praise the CrrICrR, REaEDIss too
much. They have made my skin as clear ,ni
free from scales rs = hahy's. All | used "
them WAS three boxes Of tuFICUR.. and three
bottles Of 'UTiGUE. REsOLvE>I and two cakes
ofCrrICrR' sO,F. II you had been here and
said you would have cured me for $40. you
would have had the money. | looked Ike the
picture in your book Of Psoriasis (picture
number two. How TO Cure SKIN Diseases.
but now Am as clea a. any person ever was
Ihr0ush force Of habit rub my hands over
my arms and legs 10 scratch once In a while.
but to no purpose. | sm all well. scratched
twenty eight years and IL got 10 be a Kind Of
second nature 10 me. thsuk you 3 Thousand
times. Anything nor. thst yuu want Il know
write me. or anyone who reads this may write
- 'l'' 1 VIII DFEyyIs DOWNING.
WArKsBuRy. VT. Jan %, lss7.
Psoriasis, Eczems. letter. ,Rtnsworm.
Lichen. PTuritus. Scali Head. MIX Crust.
bsndruh. BARRIERS. Baters, Grocers' and
WssherwonEn's Itch. and every species OF
Itching. Burning. scaiy. Pimply Humors Of
the Skin and scalp and Bload. with Loss Of
II air. are positively cured by CUrICURh. the
great Skin Cure, ana CufICUas Soar. an eXqui-
site Skin Beautifef externally. and CruCUKA
RESpLvESr. the new Blood Purifier internally,
when physicians and all other remedies fail.
Sold everywhere. Price: CUTICURA. soc; SOAP.
25c; RgsoLyEST. 81. Prepared by the rorTER
DRrG AND CHEMICAL Co. Boston
Ee-Send for How TO Cure Skin Diseases"
81 pages, 50 illustrations and loo Illustrations
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
Half = Century Ago.

According to Mr.. Holyoke the outlook
Of the industrial class fifty years ago was
as dreary as Siberia. Food was scarce.
The English race was thin Even girls
had an ill favored look. because under
fed. In a few years after the repeal OF
the corn laws every LOCO eco Of ntlrlt
persons in England weighed l2.G00 tons
heavier than they did before the repeal,
and the young people had grown len
times comelier tlaa tLcy w,.C.-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

~ were also accompanied by Mr.. Baldwin,
who has charge of the train. The three cars are
perhays the finest in the United States and
the presidents drawing room car Is what the
girls would call Just too sweet for any
thing
The metal work Of its ends is polished
brass such as would be used for the tenders OF
. millonaire's palace and the platforms are
inclosei by doors and windows made of
many little squares Of hevelei French plate
glass, im!sAided in richly polished cherry
frames and looking somewhat like the cost
liest Of modern mantel tops which have mir
rors set into their hacks
On the inside heavy velvet carpets of deli
cate colors cover the floors and your foot falls
noisciessly rs You pass through the several
rooms Of which the car is composed. The
drawing room proper looks like a long.
narrow parlor. II has no stationary
sests, and the chairs are scattered
about the room. There is wide divan
at one side covered with . rich cherry
colored plush which is as soft as a feather
bed, and there are easy chairs Of all descrip-
tions Some of this furniture is wicker with
velvet cushions, an othe pieces are Of white
WOOD made TO corr,spo' with the finish Of
the room. which Is OF & .arled maple. b-auti-
fully inlaid. At one end Of the room stands
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

ment Of young and old comparatively little
used Now that home entertain uents are
80 popular, why not try the shadow show.
The best Of it is that the performer and all
the rest Of the grown people will be as deeply
interested in the figures as the children. II
n. Trewey can invent more than so pic
lures, why cannot Miss Carrie or Master Au
eust do the same! WALTER WIBERLT
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
AN OLD ART REVIVED.
THE SHADOW SHOW OF IA. TIRE.
WEY IN PARIS.
A New Phase Of an Old Nursery Enter
tainment-Three Hundred Silhouettes
Hands.


tSltNciaI correspondence
NEW YORK, Oct lO-Who does not re-
member that one of the entertainments OF
childhood WAS making silhouettest A lamp,
a white wall and an ingenious pair of hands
constitute the paraphernalia Of the en-
tertainment. Cats, dogs, rabbits. scold-
ing old women and angry Old men
come forth, are visible for little time,
and then give place to other figur.s
equally amusing. \ certain limited stock
company Of shadows is known To every one,
but it remained for N. Trewey, an ingenious
gentleman i'll Paris who looks astonishincly
like an lrishman, and is one. perhaps, 10 make
a popular art Of the manufacture of sill
bouettes. He has invented more than three
hundred new s,lhouettes Of men and animals,
to which he gives the movements, attitudes,
and an astonishing expression Of life and
nsturalness At the Aicszar Of the Champs
Elysees no has been giving entertainments,
which have been attended by large and de-
lighted audiences.
NJ Trewey was herstofore famous as an
e4uilbrst and prestidigitateur. The idea OF
taking up tho Old nursery wall shadows and
making . show Of them which would be alike
amusing to the young and the old. IL purely
his own, and It demonstrates that in simple
ity there is always success. Ii Is q platform
upon which all eau meet and understand
everything alike.
Here is the cat Size used to show only her
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

with a shadow in it, Nothing but q bear
climbing rapidly up a tree after g boy will
make them grow any bigger. And then don't
you remember that, after an evening Of wall
shadow entertainment, you could not 80 to
sleep for an hour after you went to bed, see
ing them all over again in your minds eye!
Would it not be a capital idea for any one
to see how many different shadow figures he
can invent Here is . neld for the entertain
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

cheap was styled
n In Silhoustte. ~
S had o " profiles
were then much in
vogue, and, being
the cheapest order
of likenessss
knO wn, got tho
name Of silhousttes,
and haye kaDe IL
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

iuting the public. and rubbing the chalk on
her feet before starting forth on her short but
p~rilous pilgrimage on the rope.
There was q time when silhouettes were the
popular portraits. Most Of Us have some idea
how our grandfather looked as a shadow, be-
cause We have diminutive silhouette Of him
safely preserved in an old fashioned black
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

appendage. The accessories FOR these pictures
are very simple. A little scrap Of paper cut in
the shape represented forms the toqae Of the
judge and the inter Of the priest, whose pull
pit is male by a cube OF wood suspended to
the arm. The goose is represented rs dressing
its feathers with its bill; the elephant when
contracting his trunk. The Jockey is COM
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

i nc Jockey u Coni
pleted by means of
a bit Of paper for
his cap and . string
for his bride. The
female tight rope
walker is one Of the
most ingenious Of
all the figures. She
is IN the act of sa-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

head. Now, under
the influence Of NJ.
Trewey's genius,
she appears entire,
even to the tail,
" hic h. though h
somewhat abbrevi-
ated. Is still . re-
spectacle although
somewhat scuFcd
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

nack again from the oceans Shore
Back frou the mountains lakes and rivefs,
Back again to the city's roar
With stronger lungs and healthier livers
Back again with faces tanned and brown,
Parents, children. maids and nurses
Back to the social life in town
With brighter eyes and lighter pursss.
Back TO the counting room ard school.
Back 10 the bosses who employ us.
Back. for September nights are cool
And the pesky fics no more annoy us.
Rack again with the same old lies
OF the fish We causht-their weight and meas.
urc.
Bscl, to deplore with many sGhs
The money spent On our summers pleasure
Boston Courier.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

VISITED the pres
iients train carly
Friday morning be-
fore the beginning
Of the trip and
made a close in
spection Of its COM
forts for The presi-
dental party. Su-
perinte'tdent Bar
ry Vt the Pull
man Car company
was with ME, and
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

ever since In making profiles Of . reduced
siss the pan.ograph was used. Some persons
hav. talent for making perfect miniature
profile by merely looking at the features and
then cutting them out with pair Of scissors.
Almost every one will be astonished at his
own shadow.
Shadows on the wall have always a poetic
;pter.ss In stories fhey ara rood stock and
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

monochromes on the Etruscan vases. But the
uame silhouette comes from about the middle
Of the las. century. Etienne Silhouette was .
French minister OF financ. in 1859 His
treasury had been exhausted by costly wars
and foolish prodigalIties. He set to work to
replenisl, it by inangurnting the strictest
economy. Hewas prudent TO penuriousness,
which brought down upon him both wrath
and ridicule Anything that was plain and
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

frame. Siibouett..s
were known to the
Nnc tents. and
reached y high de-
gree Of perfection
with them. as Is
proven by the
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
RAILROAD TINE CARD,

Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail-
way Company-Pan Handle Route.
Under schedule in effect September rs,
1887, trains leave Springfield. central stand
ard time. for Xenia, Cincinnati and COlum-
bus, *1:l5 g. M. tor Dayton '7:l5 .. H.,
for Xenia and indianapolis tlO:2O a m,
Jor Xenia. Cincinnati. Columbus. Indian
apolis and Chicago, H5:l0 y. IN; for Xenia,
Dayton and Cincinnati. t3:25 p. IN.
Trains arrive in Springfield at +7:l5 and
5000 a. M, $500 p. m. and $40 p. H..
<DaIly. IDaily, except Sunday.
SAM DoDD>, Ticket Agent
Cleveland, Coium bus, Cincinnati 0AA
ind,anApolfs RaiIuAv.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

tab, rpon the shelves above tho books. This
car il used at night for sleeping by the news
psper correspondents and the other guests of
the president The third car is that devoted
TO the beating. storage and baggage apparatus
If the train. ULder both of the GERS there are
~rs.t refrigerators filed with ice and provis-
ions. and the smoking car hns buffet con
nected with it. There is a reserve engine on
the baggage car which will provide the cleo.
sric light in case the other machinery should
tr,ak down, and the baggage Of the party Is
% arranged that it can bs got at en- route.
Mn Cleveland has big Saratoga among her
trunkk
Ths prssidsut's travelling suit Is his u'ua
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
The Theatrical Professisa.
IN ONE MINUTE

Merit will win and receive public recognition an,
praise. Facts, which are the outcome OF general e1
perience. growing through years Of critical anc
practical test, become as rooted and immovable
the rock Of Gibraltar In public opinion and hence
forth need no further guarantee as to their genu
ineness. The indIsputabe fact that swifts Specific
Is the best blood purifier in the world is Of thes
inrnovable Gibraltar ruck facts Of which we hav,
spoken, and every day experience roots this con
viction deeper and DEEPER Ia pubic opinion Every
every trade. calling and profession. Including IN,
medical profession. have borne voluntary test
its infaole efficacy in curing all diseases Of tn,
blood. These testimonials are file by the thou
Snsoiicteh Two istnsuisRei members of the SS fSea
rcal profession who gratefully testify 10 the wonder
1idua Cases Tner ,estmonisis are herewith s"s I sub
mitted TO the public without, further comment-let
the famous Thslia Theatre Company Of New York
and formerly 81 the Residence Theatre. Berlin Ger
The gentleman IA a well known member of the New
York Thslia Theatre Company. Both are well known
Charlotte Raudow's Testimony.
NEW YoRx. Nay s. 1851.
swift Specific Company. Atlanta Ga:
Gentlenien-H Having been annoyed with pimples
eruptions and roughness OF the skin. from bad con
,, hition OF my blood. for more than year used
tlsed remedies effect Then consulted a prom
S ssp and fS his tire ,Ss
edy for the blood; and Ave or six packages by
10 of %y sns
cherrfuiy give You thi. testimonial for such USE
and publicity as you wish 10 make ofit
~ Bow.ry, near Canal Street.
Hugo Hasskerrs Testimony.
The Swift Specific Company. Atlanta Ga
eczema used tar soaps. sulphur soaps and various
other remedies; and WAS prescribed for by numbers
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

DIMPLES. BIackheads. chapped and oily
J l u skin prevented by CUTICURA MErIC,rED
Soar.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
-he Secret Of Longevity.

A little way beyond the ancient church at
Holderness is brick residence. whose front
is half hidden by one OF those monster clms
that are the pride Of our northern states, and
beneath its shade saw the other day an old
man who is passing his a5th year, sitting COM
fortably in an armchair Ny wife told me
that his aunt had recently died, aged los, and,
curious to know if there was any especial
reason for such longevity, l made inquiries.
NO" said my informant; "only they were
always out of doors and lived a quiet life"
Yet in that single sentence lay greater
philosophy than he dreamed of, a sounder
precept than he knew. To keep out Of doors
and avoid worry Is maxim that, il followed,
would close a majority Of our hospitals,
which, l regret to say, have a greater num-
Ter of occupants with each succeeding year.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
lob PRINTERS.

II .. .LIMBOCKER, S. and ST Arcade. Prist
H. ee. RnRraver and Fashionable Ssadones
Weddina YoOds and calling card. a sDeeiai.s.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

Sold everyw here Price: CuTICuRA. soc; soar.
25c: REsoLyENT. 81. Prepared by the roTTKR
DRrG AND CHEMICAL Co. Boston
Ee-Send tor How TO Cure Skin Diseases
81 pages. 50 illustrations and loo Illustrations
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15

Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed fra
The SWIFT srEcIrIc Co,
Drawer s. Atlanta GA
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-15
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
THE SCENES OF HIS CAR SkETcHeO
m PEN AND PENCE.
The Travelling PalAre-SIrs. CIevelAnd'a
Room-Her Travelling Suit-Somethi hing
About the Presidential Gue.ts-StewArd
Crump's Illness and DIR. Bliss' Health.
Especial Correspondence

W ASHINGToN. Oct 10.
rrcTr.rn al s.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-11-12
irrent,ne Republlc,s schools.

The foremost citizen in the Argentine
Republic, till his recent death at a ripe
old age, was Francisco Domingo Sarmi-
ento He was once minister TO the
United States, and while here became inn
bued with the spirit of our institutions.
Being elected president, his first execu-
tive act was to organize school system
similar to that of the state Of Michigan,
which he most admired, and the uni
versity If that state recognized the COM
pliment by honoring him with the degree
of doctor of laws. Through the co-opera-
ton of the widow of Horace Mann, he inn
ported twenty or more teachers from the
United States to organize group of high
grade normal schools for the education OF
instructors, which are still in operation,
and have proved great success. Be
tween thirty and forty ladies are now en-
gagged in the work, most of them graduates
of our higher institutions of learning.
Their influence has been wide spread.
Their example has widened the sphaxes
of the women of that country, and brt
down the old social restrictions inhel
from Spanish times.
Not long ago one of these ladt
Clara Armstrong, of Minnesota, wa
buked by the papal envoy forAteachinE
heresy in her school. lie complained Of
her to the minister of education and the
charges were investigated. Miss Arm
strong was sustained by the government,
and the papal envoy was expelled from
the country by order of the president for
interfering with civil affairs. William
Eleroy Curtis in Harper's Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-11-12
How uerrincs are skinned.

eve have as many as forty or flfty girls
working for us at times,' said Mr..
Beardsley, "and some of tho ~
grown up in our shops, having 5.Jent
seven or eight years in skinning herrings.
They make as high as 81 a week, and seem
happy and satisfied But we find more
trouble every year in getting new girls.
suppose ii is because the avenues of en-
ploymcnt for girls are multiplying in so
many directions. In the rush of busy
times, such rs the advent OF Lent brings
us in the spring, we have trouble in get
ting all the help we want
The reporter was shown up staiEM
where the girls were at work in an atm
phere that was redolent of the pecul
flavor of red herring. He wondered if
girls ever freed themselves Of the smd
and the forewoman said that when I'll
took off their aprons and washed TIL
hands thoroughly they were just as swd
as though they worked in a candy fi
tory. The operation is simple but into
esting They transform the herring
the old country store boxed and ealoc
free lunch counter variety into the mo
aristocratic bonelesS herring of commerc
This is done with deftness and skill thu
can be imagined when IL is considere
that the girls manipulate daily from 200
to 1,500 fish apiece. They cut of thd
heads, rip off the skin all the way roundI
split the fish and take out the backbonel
so nearly in one motion that the eyes OF
the onlooker are deceiveS New York
Paper
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-11-12
PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES
Maryland Arenus Drug Sters.
WPrescriptions Specially.
AT r.. w. GooDMAN's

tesss, j., tncy are n22g 10 the pSs,ss tot
tom, fish by the scores of netfuls are thus
taken. There is no dimunition III the
myriad herring which madly plunge and
leap TO fore, and tumble and "bunch"
together underneath the fascination OF the
Ouoddy torch And not until the boat rs
filed with this precious fruitage OF the
sea. and the crew stand knee deep in tho
finny treasure, is there cessation of labor
Then the torch is eXtinguished; swal.
low or two ofrum is taken; God is thanked
for these are pious lot of simple folk
the customs laws cannot forever grind the
poor, and land is warily made through the
fleecy folds of the friendly fog that has
crept upon Quoddy from the sea.-Edgar
L. Wakeman in New York Mail and Ex-
preSS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-11-12
WITHOUT 1

Our grand establishment ranks among
the most attractive and imposing mercan-
tile buildings of the Monumental City,
and its location, like the name of MA
BLEY & CAREW, is thoroughly famil
lar to the people of Maryland and the
South. Now for a practical common
sense business chat with everybody We
put aside all unnecessary formalities
We don't like formalities, we don't like
what is commercially known as ''red
tape" A man s man and woman's a
woman, that's all there is aboutit. Every
one who enters our store is greeted with
civility and business like courtesy. If you
merely wish te "look around, all right
You re welcome There's competent and
courteous salesman, he'll show you every
thing. Don't carry your baggage and
bundles all over town. Step right up to
our first floor bundle counter and have
your parcels checked, subject to delivery
on demand. just make up your mind
when you come To MABLEY 81 CA
REW'S that you re an invited and wei
come guest. These privileges cost you
nothing. but will add greatly to- your com
fort and convenience.
Here you are on the first floor. Look
at that $40 lsuit there's whole counter
full of 'em at the same price and it's a
genuine all wool Scotch Cheviot. well
made and correctly trimmed. You'll see
Suits exactly like it displayed in clothing
store windows about town marked $15
Here's a grand assortment of Tailor Made
suits in ENGLISH CHEVIOTS. .PLAIDS
WORSTEDS, CORKSCREWS &c, $15
each. Quite sure you couldn't match them
in Baltimore for less than $50. Try it
and let us know the result There's our
Pantloons' Department to the right as you
enter the door. Never saw SO many pants
and such variety of patterns in one